Hausa
Telling Time
What time is it? Karfe nawa ne?
Responses:
| it is # o’clock | Karfe # ne |
| it is #:## | Karfe # da minti ## ne |
Examples:
It is four o’clock. Karfe hudu ne.
It is 3:10. Karfe uuku da minti goma ne.
Other expressions of time:
| Quarter to # | Karfe # suara kwata |
| Quarter after # | Karfe # da kwata |
| Half past # | Karfe # da rabi |
Examples:
It is quarter to 5. Karfe hudu suara kwata ne.
It is half past six. Karfe shida da rabi ne.
**note that you can also use the previous convention to say “it is three forty-five” rather than “it is quarter to four,” “it is three thirty” rather than “it is half past three,” etc.
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